Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Brisbane Editor. If it's on a screen big or small, happening in Brisbane and southeast Queensland, or news of national and international interest — particularly arts and entertainment — then Sarah is across it.

Sarah has also been a film critic for ABC radio for over a decade. Covering all things cinema and television, Sarah has written for Screen International since 2015, and contributed to SBS, ACMI, AACTA, Birth.Movies.Death, Flicks, Senses of Cinema, ScreenHub, ArtsHub, Junkee, FilmInk, Lumina, Metro Magazine, Screen Education and more. Sarah's background includes managing, writing for, mentoring at, being on judging panels at and hosting Q&As at Australian film festivals, such as the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival.

Favourite cinema in Brisbane: Angelika Film Centre, which is a glorious new place to see a movie.

Favourite cinema in Sydney: Golden Age Cinema & Bar, the one cinema everyone needs to go to in Sydney if they only go to one cinema.

Favourite cinema in Melbourne: The Astor Theatre, and not just because of its history with cinema cats.

News
Five Ways to Pass the Time at Brisbane Airport

Avoid any layover blues or impatient pre-flight foot tapping.

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Melbourne International Film Festival Has Revealed Its First 2018 Films

The first 32 films of the mammoth August film festival include Australian premieres, highly recommended docos, and Cannes and Sundance winners.

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Event
Italian Yum Cha

Multiple single dates
The Grand, Richmond

Work your way through bite-sized portions of Italian deliciousness — with chopsticks.

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This Luggage Range Lets You Travel With Your Own Office, Bed and Even a Kitchen

For those keen on taking a piece of home away with them, or close enough to it.

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Australian Architects Have Filled a Venice Pavilion with 10,000 Native Plants

On display until November, visitors can wander through a field of grassland comprised of threatened Australian species.

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You'll Be Able to Indulge Your Love of Star Wars at a Theme Park From 2019

Visitors will be able wander around a remote outpost of the galaxy, drink blue milk at a cantina, hop onto a star destroyer, and — most importantly — fly the Millennium Falcon.

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A Look Inside The Collectionist, the New Sydney Hotel Letting Guests Pick Their Own Designer Rooms

Each of The Collectionist's 39 suites has its own unique look — and instead of being allocated one, you can take your pick.

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Artist Mike Parr Will Spend 72 Hours Buried Under a Hobart Road During Dark Mofo

He'll descend into a box measuring just 4.5 metres by 1.7 metres by 2.2 metres for three days, with traffic driving over the top.

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Sydney's Iconic Sirius Building Has Officially Been Put on the Market

Expressions of interest are now open for the '70s-era structure; however the government will aim to ensure that "any future developments are sympathetic to the surrounding area."

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German Film Festival 2018

Thu, 24 May - Wed, 6 Jun 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

This year's lineup spans from stars to snow to psychological thrills — and a beloved German comedy trilogy.

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back with the MSO

Fri, 14 Dec 2018, Sat, 15 Dec 2018 and Sun, 16 Dec 2018
Plenary, South Wharf

Episode V is getting the epic live orchestra treatment from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

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This New Tracking System Will Stop Swimmers and Divers Being Left Behind on the Great Barrier Reef

The technology scans your handprint, then allows tour operators to track your movements while you're in the water.

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Event
Winona Forever

Thu, 7 Jun - Sat, 9 Jun 2018
Howler, Brunswick

Settle into a Howler beanbag for three nights of everyone's favourite '90s screen queen.

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Bottomless Pizza and Unlimited Beer Night

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025
Pizza e Birra, St Kilda

$35 gets you two hours of slices and brews every Thursday night.

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This New Harry Potter Tour Lets You Dress Up in Authentic Hogwarts Robes

Londoners can pick their house colours and pop on a robe that featured in one of the movies.

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News
Victoria Is Set to Score a Huge 50-Acre Nature Park Along the Great Ocean Road

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Event
Top Dog Film Festival 2018

Tue, 31 Jul and Wed, 1 Aug 2018
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Melbourne's mini film festival dedicated to dogs is back for another bark.

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News
A New HBO Documentary Series Will Revisit the Case Against Serial's Adnan Syed

It's being made by the director of true crime doco 'West of Memphis' and will have a score by Nick Cave.

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BPM (Beats Per Minute)

Thu, 17 May - Wed, 27 Jun 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

A powerful, immersive drama about AIDS activism in Paris in the 1990s.

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Event
Cargo

Thu, 17 May - Wed, 27 Jun 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

An Australian zombie thriller that isn't afraid to go its own way.

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